February 12th features a match where Rijeka plays host to Gorica in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rijeka sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Hajduk Split. Prince Ampem struck first for Rijeka in the 64th minute, then Matija Frigan added another in the 83rd minute on a feed from Adrian Liber. Rijeka is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Gorica is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Šibenik. Duje Čop scored the first goal for Šibenik in the 43rd minute, then Ivan Dolček added another in the 64th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gorica couldn’t manage to score, and Šibenik took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches.
Rijeka and Gorica last played eachother at the Šrc Velika Gorica on Oct 9th. Rijeka was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Prince Ampem struck first for Rijeka in the 56th minute on a feed from Alen Grgić, then Alen Halilović added another in the 68th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Gorica couldn’t muster any offence and Rijeka ran away with the shutout win.
Gorica is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Juric and Kristian Fućak each only have 1 goal in their last five. Matija Frigan has been the most prolific scorer on Rijeka in the last 5 matches with three goals.